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Sunday 20 August 1978PGA TourYear in Review
Elder wins American Express Westchester Classic
Westchester Country Club, Harrison, New York (region; the course comes with research) · Lee Elder’s win no. 4 on the PGA Tour · purse 300,000 (season table Purse US$ column; event article winners table 300,000) USD · end date from season table (Aug 20) and winner's wins table (Aug 20, 1978); start not found
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 30 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R1Not yet researched
- R2Not yet researched
- R3Not yet researched
- R4Not yet researched
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Mark Hayesrunner-up, 1 stroke behind (event article winners table; winner's wins table) American Express Westchester Classic - Wikipedia
Same week
PGA Tour event
American Express Westchester Classic
Westchester Country Club, Westchester Country Club, Harrison, New York
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Lee Elder
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lee Elder | 71 · 68 · 68 · 67 | 274 | −10 |
The golfer
born 1934-07-14, Dallas, Texas; USA; turned pro 1959; age 44 that week; tour wins to date: 4.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet
From the papers
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